PR’s
- 3,000m (track): 10:12.67 Hamline Meet of the Unsaintly 5/5/05
- 5,000m (track): 17:27.22 Drake Alternative 4/28/12
- 5k: 17:48 For Pete’s Sake 9/26/09
- 6k (cross country): 22:11 Central Region Champs 11/16/02
- 8k: 29:06 Irish Run St. Paul 3/24/13 – Race Recap
- 10,000m (track): 36:48.62 MIAC Championships 5/13/05
- 10k: 37:10 Guidant Heart of Summer 8/20/05
- 10 Mile: 1:00:46 TC 10 Mile 10/7/12 – Race Recap
- Half Marathon: 1:19:51 Minnesota Half 8/4/12
- Half Marathon pushing a double stroller: 1:31:31 Get it Dunn 5/18/17 – GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS – Race Recap
- Indoor Marathon: 2:57:34 Zoom! Yah! Yah! – Former World Record – Race Recap
- Marathon: 2:44:12 Olympic Trials 1/14/12 – Race Recap 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Marathons:
- Grandma’s 2005: 3:07:14, 30th woman
- Twin Cities 2005: 3:17:56, tried for sub 3 but blew up…
- Houston 2009: 3:03:08, 11th woman, another sub 3 attempt…
- Fargo 2009: 2:58:11 – Sub 3, finally! Race Recap
- Des Moines 2009: 2:55:53 – Race Recap
- Twin Cities 2010: 2:51:26 –Race Recap 1, Part 2, Part 3
- Grandma’s 2011: 2:44:46 –Race Recap 1, Part 2
- Olympic Trials 2012: 2:44:12 – Race Recap 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
- Grandma’s 2012: 2:47:09 –Race Recap 1, Part 2
- New York City 2012: Cancelled! One of 22 invited American pro women
- California International 2012: 2:57:21 –Race Recap
- Zoom Yah Yah 2013: 2:57:34 (Indoor Marathon World Record!), 1st place overall-Race Recap 1, Race Recap 2
- Whidbey Island 2013: 3:03:08, 1st place woman as training run – Race Recap
- Fargo 2013: 2:50:49, 1st place woman – Race Recap
- Chicago 2013: 3:01:56
- New York City 2013: 3:24:38
- Grandma’s 2016: 3:38:37, 22 weeks pregnant, 197th woman – Race Recap
- Twin Cities 2017: 2:58:30 with even splits!, 11 months post-partum, 14th woman – Race Recap
- Grandma’s 2018: 2:53:41, 57th woman
- #20! Twin Cities 2018: 2:52:48, 16th woman, 3rd in age group
- Grandma’s 2019: 3:07:37, 172nd woman – Race Recap
- Twin Cities Marathon 2019: 3:11:47, 1 month pregnant (unknowingly), 48th woman, 9th in age group – Race Recap
- Grandma’s Marathon 2021: 3:07:14, 1 year post-partum, 62nd woman, 11th in age group
- Boston Marathon 2021 (October): 2:59:31, 148th woman, 15 months post-partum
After Pregnancy PR’s:
- 5k (road/track): 18:00 Marshall Gobble Wobble 11/24/17 (13 months postpartum, baby #2), 1st woman – Race Recap
- 5k (cross country): 18:35 Gustavus Alumni XC, 9/9/17 (11 months postpartum, baby #2), 1st woman – Race Recap
- 10 mile: 1:03:05 Stillwater Log Boom 9/16/17 (11 months postpartum, baby #2) , 1st woman – Race Recap
- Half Marathon: 1:26:52 Stillwater 1/2 Marathon 5/26/18 (19 months postpartum, baby #2), 1st woman – Brief Race Recap
- Marathon: 2:52:48, Twin Cities Marathon, 10/7/2018 (2 years postpartum, baby #2), 16th woman
- Half Marathon pushing a double stroller: 1:31:31 Get it Dunn 1/2 Marathon 5/12/18 (19 months postpartum, baby #2) – FORMER GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS –Race Recap; Race Recap from 1st record breaking run
Mesa’s PRs:
5k: 16:58 Fast and the Furry- Race Recap
Mesa came to us by way of a Craigslist re-homing ad, totally free to a home that could keep up with her insane activity level needs. Low and behold, when she is running 50, 60, or even 70 miles a week (I’m not kidding), she is an incredibly sweet dog. We are lucky to have found her & I consider myself lucky to have found such a loyal training partner to log thousands and thousands of miles with.
Fun facts: She formally “signed” a sponsorship contract with Stunt Puppy the day before I received my first sponsorship. She’s been featured in Dog Fancy and the Subaru Magazine.
Her previous owners said it well, “I always knew she was special!”.
RIP, Mesa, Dec 2018